You know what I was not expecting? That after spending so many years hiding in the woods and choosing to come back to Montreal to participate in civilization, that the world I was so ready to rejoin would shut down. Of course, we were all caught by surprise this past year and had to recallibrate on deep levels. I ended up back in the woods, having no opportunies in the city and being unable to access my studio for many months. Luckily I was able to return to the mountain where I had already spent so much time alone to wait out the uncertain time, checking the news nonstop once the internet was hooked up. I worked in the summer months at a local greenhouse and raised a few chickens in my own garden. Near the end of the summer, a dear friend visited and I realized that I needed to start really making art again. I was frozen for a lot of the year but I thawed out and things started flowing. Here are the paintings and drawings from this weird year. 💛

Many thanks to the Missing Witches podcast for taking time to listen. 🖤

image detail:

the Altar of the East, 2019

acrylic with oil glaze on panel

For the past few years I’ve been hiding up in the Laurentians forest working on an all consuming painting commission – four 6’x12′ triptychs aligned with the cardinal points and painted by the seasons, called ‘the altars to the directions’. The finishing touches of this large-scale time-based painting series are now happening at my downtown atelier. The studio is open to visitors by chance and by appointment until the winter solstice.

372 rue Ste-Catherine Ouest, Belgo Building, studio #531, Montreal, Quebec H2B 1A2   

above: detail, centre panel, ‘the altar of the east’, acrylic with oil glaze on panel, 2019. 

curated by:
Jennifer Hamilton

including works by:
Mary Lou Freel
Mike Patten
Chrissy Cheung
Ben Williamson
Madeline Richards
Kara Williams
Bettina Forget
Ann Hadley-Lasusa
Gavin Sewell
Dewey Guyen
Chris Dyer
Heidi Daehler
Wah Wing Chan
Amy Vickberg
and more!!

Show runs September 8-29
Vernissage September 8, 3-5pm
Open Saturdays 12-5 and by appointment.

Espace 532 YMUNO at the Belgo – 372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal, QC H3B 1A2

image: “The Wishing Heart”, Copper and Acrylic and Ink on Canvas, 56″ x 56″ 

You know the moment when you connect with another and you feel…?

“Papillons de sagesse”

20” x 30”

Acrylique et encre sur papier

2018

 

Les Papillons Imaginaires | Imaginary Butterflies, a show of paintings and drawings at Galerie d’art Monfort in the Monfort Pavillion opens this Saturday, August 4, with a vernissage from 2-4pm.

OPENING! The Painter 8 Arts Society will be presenting ‘Whisper’ at the ModArt Gallery in the Wynwood district of Miami starting on July 21. This very special presentation of paintings looks at many aspects and experiences of mental health to raise awareness and, I hope, will ignite the fires of compassion so that the world can be a more tolerant and loving place. If you would like to attend the opening, RSVP.

“Shantih Shantih Shantih”

Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

24″ x 60″

2018

OPENING! Thursday April 5 @7pm SLIVER, an exhibit of paintings by the PAINTER8 art collective, curated by contact c which includes “fields of enchantment” a new, hinged & vibrant acrylic on canvas diptych at the Charles Clark Gallery in Vancouver. Show runs til April 30th!

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Painted Live in 2013 during the exuberant and cathartic dance events called Flow, the elements of earth, air, fire and water are now gracing the walls of Poeme, a very special store in the Mile End. Yay!